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K, Bob: KFWB, 1967-68;
KABC/KMPC, 1992-96. Bob is the gm of the Doug Stephan Company.K, Ellen: KIIS,
1990-2015; KOST, 2016. Ellen co-hosted
mornings with Ryan Seacrest at KIIS/fm until October 2015 when she took over
mornings by herself at sister station, KOST. She is set to be the announcer on
the 2016 Academy Awards TV show. She has also been the announcer on the
Grammy Awards, the People’s Choice Awards, the iHeartRadio Music Awards,
My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding on TLC and Hatched on The
CW. Ellen, who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in
2012, shared, “I’m honored and thrilled to be a part of the 2016 Oscars
team. It’s a true privilege to lend my voice to this global event
celebrating the best in cinema.” K, Jeff: KACD, 1996-97. Jeff is doing
middays at "Merge 93.3" in Dallas.KABC, Mr.: KFI, 1992-96; KABC,
1997-2007.
Mr. KABC exited KABC in February 2007 following a contract dispute. He can
be heard nightly on TalkRadioOne.com. SEE Marc
GermainKabrich, Jeanine: KABC, 1998-99; KFWB, 2000-06.
Jeanine worked as the Southern California Media
representative for the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2006 she worked at GoTV, a
mobile tv production company in Sherman Oaks. Jeannie pursued a Ph.D. at
the University of Tennessee and lives in Los Angeles.Kabrich, Randy: KQLZ, 1989-90. Randy
has been a radio consultant for over two decades.

KADE,
Justin: KYSR, 2007-16. Justin worked weekends at STAR 98.7 and in 2007
transitioned to nights when the station flipped to Alternative 98-7/fm.

Justin arrived in
the Southland from KMXB-Las Vegas.
He was middays at ALT 987 (KYSR) for many years.

When he left the
station in early March 2016, he wrote on Facebook: "After a solid 10
years on ALT 98.7 the time has come for me to say farewell at the
end of this month. I am not being pushed out or fired, it is simply
the end of my contract and all obligations have been complete. 10
years is a long time to spend in one place and in order to keep
evolving as a spiritual & creative human being, it is simply time to
close this door so that new ones can be opened. I want to thank my
fantastic listeners, co-workers and supporters that I have been so
lucky to have in my life over the past 10 years. I hope that you
will continue sticking with me, sharing with me and having fun with
me here on social media."

Kaelin,
Brian Kato: KLSX, 1995-96. The pop icon appears infrequently in the media.
He hosted Eye-4-Eye.Kaestner, Anne: KNX, 1976. Unknown.Kagan, Marilyn: KFI, 1991-96; KMPC/KTZN,
1996-97. Marilyn is a media consultant and will be heard on
Hayhouseradio.com every Monday morning @ 9am starting October 20, 2008. Her
new
book came out in November 2008 titled Defenders of the Heart and
she continues to see people in therapy in Beverly Hills.

(Frank Kramer
and Kevin Kiley )

Kahlen, Brent: KYMS,
1969-73; KROQ, 1976-79; KNAC, 1979-81. Brent owns a company
that does "business turnarounds" for small to
medium sized businesses. He spends time at KOCI, a LPFM
in Orange County.Kahn, Chaka: KIBB, 1997. Chaka appeared on
VH-1's Divas broadcast in April 1999 singing her hit, I
Feel For You. She worked nights briefly in 1997.Kahn, Ken: KLSX, 1998. Paired with Gerald
Wolfe to host Jerry's Courtroom Deli, Ken's whereabouts are
unknown.

Kahn, Larry: KNX, mid 1980s; KFOX, 1991;
KORG, 1991; KFI, 1991-92; KMPC, 1992-95; KLSX, 1996-97; XTRA, 2003. Larry
broadcasts Avenger football games.Kalmenson, Howard: KWKW, 1962-97. Howard
owned KWKW. He's now a partner in Lotus Communications. In 2012, he was
honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Radio Ink for his
long record of dedication to Spanish-language radio.Kalmenson, Jim: KWKW, 1991-97. Jim was
general manager of KWKW, his father's station.

KALUSA,
Ray: KSPN, 2003-06. Ray was appointed pd at KSPN in early fall 2003 from
Citadel in Oklahoma City. He left the all-Sports station in early 2006. Ray
died of an apparent heart attack on November 21, 2007. He was 49.

He
was en route to Las Vegas to visit family for the Thanksgiving
holiday when he was stricken. Ray, a 24-year veteran of radio, was
pd at Citadel-owned stations, All Hits 98.9 KISS/fm, WWLS (The
Sports Animal), and Supertalk 930 WKY (News Talk) in Oklahoma City,
before arriving in Los Angeles.

Ray began his career in
Ogden, Utah as a midday air talent and afternoon news anchor at
KJQN. He later continued his on-air stint at KCPX-Salt Lake City, as
evening and morning air talent, plus md/apd duties. From Utah, Ray
headed to Reno's KWNZ where he was pd and afternoon air talent. His
first gig in California was working as md/apd and the midday shift
at San Diego's KKLQ (Q106), then becoming music director and apd at
San Diego's KIOZ.

A
graduate of the University of Notre Dame where he played baseball, Kalusa
grew up in Chicago where he became a die-hard Cubs and Bears fan. “I dropped
to my knees when I heard the news,” said David Singer, KSPN
executive producer. “Ray was one of my best friends in radio. He was the
nicest guy. He actually went to a Lakers game with my dad when I couldn’t go
one night.”

When
David prepared to play on a media team at Dodger Stadium, Ray told David
“Let me hit you some ground balls so you’ll be ready.”

“I used
to tease Ray he was the equivalent of a ‘gym rat’ at the radio station – a
‘radio rat’ – he would get there early and not leave until 11 p.m. at night.
He loved talking to everybody and giving everybody in the building
nicknames. He would chat up everybody he could in the four radio stations
that occupied the building. He was always a guy who had a smile on his
face,” said David.

John Ireland, who worked at KSPN with Kalusa, had just
talked to Ray twice during the previous week. “He was a great guy who was
always positive, always upbeat. That's the thing I'll miss most about him,
he was one of those people who just never had a bad day. He was able to
create enthusiasm, and it was contagious.” John revealed it was Ray Kalusa
who talked him into returning to local radio with his longtime partner
Steve Mason. “After a long courtship with the station, I
called Ray to thank him for the offer, but that I had decided to turn him
down. He insisted that I come to his office and meet with him and
John Davison, just close the negotiation in person. I agreed, but
my mind was made up. By the time the meeting ended, Ray was so convincing
that I had changed my mind and we went on to make a lot of money
together over the next few years.”

Steve
said he had “just spoken to Ray last week by phone…we were talking about
‘old times.’ Ray was a ‘radio guy’ through and through. He loved our
business, and he brought to it a decency and innate goodness that is
increasingly hard to find.”

Steve
added that Ray “was always smiling, and he was quick with his own special
brand of dumb G-rated joke. Ray specialized in bad puns. We often described
him as ‘punny.’ He was devoted to his family, and he loved working with,
nurturing and supporting radio talent, not as employees, but as part of his
family.”

Steve
summed up by stating: “This is a terrible loss for our business. Ray was,
and always will be, one of the ‘good guys.”

KAMBER,
Dawn: KSBR, 1989-2016. The KSBR news director has
been anchoring and reporting the news for the commercial free jazz
station KSBR since 1989. She can be heard reporting on news
impacting Orange County every half hour during morning drive, and
noon weekdays. KSBR broadcasts on frequency 88.5/fm and on the
internet KSBR.org, as well as iTunes.

Dawn also hosts a half
hour public affairs show Collage, which airs Monday
evenings at 7 p.m. Her journalism experience dates back to when she
was in ninth grade, when she was features editor, and news writer
for her junior high school paper. She continued the newspaper
experience in high school, and added tv news to her resume, as she
reported on high school events for Public TV Station KLCS.

When she moved on to Cal State Northridge, where she got her B.A.
degree in journalism, she wrote for the newspaper, and reported on
the radio station KCSN. She also held a part-time job at KLAC. In
the next five years, before being hired at KSBR, she worked at
various commercial radio stations in Las Vegas and Reno as a news
anchor and reporter.

Kamer, Steve: KHTZ, 1982-83. Steve
works in New York and his voiceover career includes: Inside Edition,
ESPN Classic, NBC Sports, CBS News, The Early Show, WCBS-AM Newsradio
880, and The New York Yankees!Kane, Allan: KMET, 1980. Unknown.

KANNER,
Bob: Bob was interested in radio from
the time he could listen to one, according to long-time friend Shaune
McNamara Steele. His contributions to the world of engineering were
indeed revolutionary. He died August 20, 2005, at the age of 65.

Kanner
was named chief engineer of WMCA-New York while he was in his 20s. This was
during the days of manned transmitters. During Bob's tenure at WMCA he oversaw
the transfer of the station from music to a talk format. Among his designs and
innovations for the talk facilities were many 'firsts' - he worked on the
development of the 7-second delay, which is common to this day. He became CE at
KFRC-San Francisco in the early-mid '70s, and eventually, in 1977 moved to Los
Angeles as chief engineer at KHJ/KRTH. During this time, he was named as Chief
of Audio for the entire RKO chain. His work on AM audio processors during this
time was always cutting edge. "His many technical innovations are now considered
standard broadcasting procedure in radio stations all across the country,” wrote
Shaune.

Bob was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 25, 1939. He was a ham operator
for many years. He always built his own ham sets and corresponded with many of
the famous hams for the day: Barry Goldwater, King Hussein of Jordan, and
others.

“Bob was much more than an
engineer;” commented Beau Weaver. “He was a visionary. At KFRC in 1973 he
perfected his design of a multi-band audio processor that made KFRC sound like
was an inch thick on the dial. This approach is now the basis of almost all of
the commercial broadcast audio processing systems. At the time it took up an
entire room of three racks of equipment. Bob also designed and built at KFRC,
the finest new on air studio complex I had ever seen, and constructed it
around and on top of the existing working radio station. Bob was a builder
and designer, who could see where the technology could take us, before us
creative types could imagine its possibilities. And he was a really great guy to
boot. He was more like a jock than, um, you know: 'an engineering type.’ With
the lone exception of his KFRC colleague [now Infinity engineering chief]
Lynn Duke, Kanner had no peer in our industry. Bob belongs in the pantheon
of RKO icons like Robert W. Morgan and The Real Don Steele. He
will be missed.”

Kaplan, Gabe: KLAC, 1990-92. Gabe
was involved with the World Series of Poker.Kaplan, Jake:
KROQ/JACK/fm, 2005-09; KAMP, 2008-2015. Jake is the creative director/voice
over at AMP Radio.

Kaplan started his radio career as an intern and since then his
laser focus has been locked on what’s next in pop-culture, music,
tech and marketing which has helped grow and develop his extensive
programming career. He was mostly recently programming the Seattle
Entercom cluster, 107.7 The End KNDD/fm and 103.7 The Mountain
KMTT/fm.At Entercom Kaplan
also previously served as a pd.

“The opportunity to join the biggest alternative rock station in the
country is an honor and at the same time I'm psyched to join the No.
1 media company in the world,” said Kaplan.“KYSR has a strong foundation and I'm looking forward to
collaborating with the entire Clear Channel Los Angeles team to
build upon the brand’s success.”

Kaplan, Scott: XERB,
2003-12. Scott co-anchored morning drive at
all-Sports "The Mighty 1090" until the summer of 2012. He returned
in early 2013.Karnatz, Mia: KPCC,
1987-2003; KCLU, 2004-13. Mia is the membership manager at KCLU.Karel & Andrew: KFI, 1998-2002. Karel
(Charles Karel Bouley) & Andrew (Howard) worked swing at KFI. Andrew died
suddenly on May 21, 2001. He was 34.
Karel went on to KGO Radio until 2008 and is
now syndicated in markets including weekends at KGO-San Francisco.Karla with a K: KACE, 1994-2000. Karla
Antoinette worked the midday slot at KACE until the station was sold in
early 2000 and changed to Spanish.

KASEM, Casey:
KRLA, 1963-69.
Los Angeles claimed him as their own during the 60s,
before Casey Kasem became one of the most recognized voices on
the planet. The long time host of
American Top 40 died June 15, 2014, after a long battle
with Lewy body dementia and infected bed sores.

"Early this Father’s Day morning, our dad Casey Kasem passed away
surrounded by family and friends," Kerri Kasem wrote on Facebook. "Even
though we know he is in a better place and no longer suffering, we are
heartbroken. Thank you for all your love, support and prayers. The world
will miss Casey Kasem, an incredible talent and humanitarian; we will
miss our Dad. With love, Kerri, Mike and Julie."

Born in Detroit in 1932 to Lebanese Druze parents,
Kemal Amin Kasem interned in 1950 at Detroit's public radio station,
WDTR. He then worked as a radio quiz-show usher at WXYZ-Detroit, before
acting in youth roles on nationally-aired programs,
The Lone Ranger and
Sergeant Preston. Drafted in
1952, Casey served in Korea at the headquarters of Armed Forces Radio.
In 1954 he returned to Wayne State to finish college, working as a
newsman, board-op, and part-time dj at WJLB. Casey later switched to
WJBK-Detroit as a full-time jock. He headed to New York in 1958 in an
unsuccessful try for stage acting work. In 1959, he hosted radio and a
tv show, Cleveland Bandstand at WJW.

Casey moved west in 1962, arriving at KEWB-San Francisco
where he developed the “teaser-bio” format, putting drama and stories into
introductions of the music. It became his much-copied trademark technique. In
1963 he moved to Southern California, joining the lineup of the legendary KRLA
as one of the “Eleven-Ten Men” until 1969. Working in Southern California
allowed Casey to continue pursuing acting gigs throughout the 1960s. He appeared
in several movies, including The Girls from Thunder Strip, The Glory
Stompers, Scream Free!, 2000 Years Later, The Cycle Savages,
and The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant. Casey appeared on tv, hosting
Dick Clark’s daily syndicated tv dance show,Shebang, as
well as an appearance onThe
Dating Game.

Record exec Mike Curb suggested Casey try
commercial voiceover work, which made his voice known nationally. It was
Casey who provided the voice of Robin in the tv cartoon seriesBatman
and Robin, though he was probably better known as the voice of
Shaggy onScooby Doo.

In 1969 Casey called Ron Jacobs at Watermark, a
radio syndicator, to talk about a new idea called
American Top 40. The show
would count down the biggest hits of the week, an idea he conceived with
Don Bustany, a Hollywood movie producer and childhood friend. “AT40"
debuted on July 4, 1970, on WMEX-Boston. The show originally aired in
only seven markets. The show eventually became nationally and
internationally popular as “Casey’s Coast-to-Coast” countdown added more
and more stations, at one time boasting over 1,000 affiliates. The
playing of nearly every song was introduced with a short story about the
song or the artist. Listeners from all over the world would ask Casey to
play a long-distance dedication to reach out or to honor a friend or
long-lost acquaintance.

From 1980 to 1992 he hosted a syndicated tv
countdown show based on the radio show,America's
Top Ten. Casey received a Star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 1981.

Casey parted ways with
AT40 and Cap Cities/ABC who
was then syndicated the show. But he wasn’t gone for long, as he was
soon back with Casey’s Top 40,
with Casey Kasem via Westwood One. Before the show debuted on
January 1, 1989, over 400 affiliates had signed up.

(Casey
Kasem at KRLA)

That same year, Casey
was featured in Variety, explaining
the appeal of AT40: “When we
first went on the air, I thought we would be around for at least 20 years. I
knew the formula worked. I knew people tuned in to find out what the No. 1
record was.”

He continued to
look for acting opportunities on tv, appearing onCharlie's
Angels,Quincy, andFantasyIsland.
Still, his voice was his primary vehicle, as even on tv he was more often heard
than seen on tv as he became the “voice of NBC” during the Fred Silverman era of
the late 70s and early 80s. Casey continued to do advertising work, but he
gradually eliminated doing ads for products he believed harmful to his fans. He
declined to advertise cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, Las Vegas, and
motorcycles. An advocate for vegetarianism, Casey also eschewed any ads
featuring meat, fish, and poultry products.

Casey marched for peace, protested against nuclear arms,
and supported aid for the homeless. He promoted workshops in conflict resolution
between Arabs and Jews, not being afraid to offer controversial ideas and
solutions. In a CNN interview with Larry King, Casey said that
the U.S. should negotiate with Yasser Arafat or whoever represented the Arab
World in order to advance peace in the ongoing Middle East conflict. He
left the role of Shaggy in 1995, in a dispute over a Burger King commercial, but
returned in 2002 when it was agreed that Shaggy would be a vegetarian. Casey
appeared regularly as a co-host on the
Jerry Lewis Telethon on behalf of Muscular Dystrophy from 1983 – 2005.

Casey turned off the radio microphone on July 4, 2009. He
reflected on his personal history with counting down the hits, and ended with
his trademark signature:

Well now, we’re up to the number one song in the land,
and I look back on four amazing decades of counting ’em down. The countdown
began on the Fourth of July, 1970. It was an idea that my partner, Don Bustany
and I, came up with. Our first show took more than 18 hours to record, and at
first, we only had seven stations. But Don and I believed, and so did a growing
number of listeners. Back then, there were no long-distance dedications on the
show. That didn’t come along until 1978, when Matt Wilson located one in the
mail, and Matt’s been with us ever since. Today, we’ve read more than 3,000 of
your dedications. Over the years, musical trends have come and gone, from disco
to new wave, from punk to hip hop, from bubble gun to rock. We’ve been there,
counting em’ down. It’s been a great 39 years, and it’s really been an honor for
me…

I’d like to share with you something I’ve learned over
the years. Success doesn’t happen in a vacuum. You’re only as good as the people
you work with, and the people you work for. I’ve been lucky – I’ve worked for,
and with, the very best…I’m Casey Kasem. Now one more time, the words I’ve ended
show with since 1970 – keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the
stars.

Kasem,
Kerri: KLSX, 2005-08. Kerri, daughter of Casey Kasem, was a frequent guest
and fill-in host at KLSX. She left a morning job in Las Vegas in late summer
of 2007.Kat, Killer: SEE Kat Snow

KAYE,
Marc: KIIS, 1992-94,
pres/gm. The former president and gm of KIIS is a native of
New York
and graduated cume laude from
OhioUniversity with a bachelor
of Science degree. Marc began his broadcast career in 1973 at WGBB-LongIsland, as an account executive. In the
early 1980s he was sales manager of WRBQ-Tampa and gm of
KODA-Houston. In July of 1984 he began his 15-year journey with
Gannett Broadcasting as sm of KKBQ-Houston and two years later was
promoted to station manager. In August of 1987 he became gm of
KNUA-Seattle and a year later took over WDAE/WUSA-Tampa. Marc left
KIIS to return to WUSA/WDAE where he was the president and gm until
leaving in late 1996 following an ownership change. In the spring of
1997 he was appointed vp of Sandusky Radio’s five
Seattle
properties, which is now Hubbard Radio.

For a
time, Marc held on to his sports broadcaster dreams by working as
the radio voice of the St. John’s University Redmen, and worked for
the brand new (at the time) cable sports channel, ESPN.

Kazan,
Dick: KABC/KMPC, 1993-95. Dick runs his own consulting business and hosts
Kazantoday.com, a website that deals with
entertaining
and compelling real-life stories with valuable lessons on how to succeed in
business and in life.

KAZE, Irv:
KIEV/KRLA, 1991-2002. Irv died June 29, 2002 of
a massive heart attack. He was 75.

Irv
was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and grew up in New York. He joined KIEV
in 1991 to host a sports talk show. He is the only Los Angeles area sports
broadcaster to have the distinction of wearing both a World Series and a
Super Bowl ring.During his
eight years with the Los Angeles Raiders as senior administrator, the team
won the 1984 Super Bowl. Prior to joining the Raiders, he was media
relations director for the New York Yankees in 1981 when they won their last
pennant prior to 1996.

While attending New York University, he worked for
the New York Post. Upon
graduation, he began his baseball career with the Hollywood Stars of the
Pacific Coast League, moving up to the parent Pittsburgh Pirates when the
Dodgers moved from Brooklyn. Irv was the first public relations director of
the Los Angeles (now Anaheim) Angels. When Al Davis became commissioner of
the AFL, Irv joined his staff and later became business manager and
assistant to the president of the San Diego Chargers for seven years. Irv
has been recognized on six occasions as the Best Radio Talk Show host by SC
Sports Broadcasters.

Kearn, Richard: KGIL, 1965. Unknown.Kearney, Dan: CBS/LA,
2013-16. Dan was appointed svp/market manager for the CBS/LA cluster in late
summer of 2013.Keena: KXMX, 1999-2000; KROQ. The former
"Mix 95.9" weekender works in PR at Premiere Radio
Networks. She is also a producer of weekend programming at
KROQ.

(Krisha, Dave Koz, Kato Kaelin, and John Kobik)

KEENE, Bill:
KNX, 1957-93.
Longtime KNX traffic and weather reporter Bill Keene died
April 5, 2000. Bill was the longtime weather/traffic reporter
for KNX from 1957 until his retirement in 1993. For many
years he did similar duties on KNXT/Channel 2 and was part of
the highly successful The Big News with Jerry Dunphy
and sports announcer Gil Stratton. Born July 1, 1927, Bill
worked in a meteorology firm before joining KNX in 1957. He
hosted "The Bill Keene Show," a local variety show,
and met his future wife, Louise Vienna, who was appearing as
a singer. Bill gave flavor to the traffic reports using words
like "cattywampus," "chrome cruncher" and
"paint peeler" instead of "accident." He
started his professional career in Scottsbluff, Nebraska,
winning an audition at his high school. After flying in the
United States Air Force during World War II, he became nd at
KBOL-Boulder. He went into the weather field after an unruly
winter interrupted his private flying lessons. Bill died at a
hospital in Tucson, Arizona, following complications from a
stroke. He was 73.

Keene, Scott: KBRT,
1983-84; KFI, 1986. Scott owns a mobile dj business and he is a professional
sports umpire living in the Santa Clarita Valley.Keffury, Bill: KRLA, 1961-63. Bill lives
in Las Vegas and hosts NiceNoise.com.Keith: KLOS, 1977. Unknown.Keith, Bobby: KDAY, 1967;
KLAC, 1967. Unknown.Keith,
Randy: KFI, 2000-05; KNX, 2003-12. Randy reported traffic for KNX.Kellerman,
Max: KSPN, 2011-16. Max started middays on 1.3.11 at 710/ESPN. He left the
show in July 2016 to join Stephan A. Smith on ESPN/TV's First Take.

KELLEY, Bob:
KMPC, 1946-64;
KRKD, 1964-66. Bob was regarded as one of the
finest football announcers in the history of radio and
television. Bud Furillo was even more effusive, "Ol'
Kell was the best football announcer I ever heard."

Bob
came West with the Rams in 1946, a position he had held since
the inception of the pro football team in Cleveland in 1937.
He won immediate fame for his vivid broadcasts. Bob announced
the PCL's Angel games from 1948 to 1957. He was twice named
the LA Times Sportscaster of the Year. He had a
nightly controversial sports show on KMPC and was the sports
director for the station.

Jim Murray wrote: "His
dinner-hour sports show made as many people gnash their teeth
as cheer. But they listened. His mail was sulfuric. But they
wrote."

Bob was born
in Kalamazoo and attended high school in Elkhart, Indiana and Western
Reserve University where he graduated in 1942. After graduation from high
school, Bob moved to South Bend and a job announcing the football games of
the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. He became director of sports for
WGAR-Cleveland and began calling Ram games. In 1942 he joined WJR-Detroit
where he broadcast the games of the University of Michigan, while commuting
back to Cleveland on Sundays to do the Rams. In the mid-1950s Bob became
part of the Angels and Hollywood Stars at Wrigley Field and California
Angels beginning announcing team in 1961. In 1964 Bob was carried out of the
Coliseum during the Pro Bowl with a heart attack.

The Voice of
the Rams died September 9, 1966, at the age of 49. His son Pat, who was
known as Paraquat Kelley, pursued a broadcasting career and
was heard in the Southland on KMET and KMPC/fm. (Bob, on left, is
pictured with his son Tim)

(Karen Kay, Gene Knight, and Payal Kumar)

Kelley,
Chaz: KRTH, 1991-2002; KLTE, 2003; KRTH, 2008. Chaz worked weekends at
"K-Earth" until the summer of 2008. She fills-in from time to time.Kelley, Chris: KFI, 1983. Chris works at
KPLN-San Diego as Chuck Jones and "The Joneses"
Morning Show.Kelley, Christina: KCMG, 1998-2001; KRTH,
2002-15.
Christina left "Mega 92.3" in the summer of 2001 when the station
flipped to "Hot 92.3" and in early 2002 joined KRTH. She worked evenings
until leaving in August 2015.Kelley, Gary: KIQQ, 1978-79. Gary
was the
weekend weather at KGTV/Channel 10 in San Diego. He's now a wedding dj.Kelley, Pat "Paraquat": KMET,
1977-87, KMPC/fm, 1988. Pat is in Southland real estate and
he is a screenwriter. He has written a book, There Will Always Be
Termites, which chronicles his journey with MS.Kelley,
Sandy: KYSR, 1991-92; KXEZ, 1992-96; KLIT, 1997-98; KTWV, 1997-2007. Sandy
was brought on originally as morning co-host with Paul Crosswhite. "When
Paul left I continued on with Dave Koz & Pat Prescott as a co-host and news
director. During that entire time I was also the fill-in jock for most
shifts and I voicetracked the overnights," said Sandy. Sandy works with her
husband, the Tax Rabbi, in Woodland Hills.Kelly, Ben: KKBT, 1990-99; KCMG, 1999-2000.
Ben is part-owner of a production company making spiritual films. He also
works for one of the traffic services.Kelly, Bill: KEZY, 1987. Unknown.Kelly, Don: KLAC, 1980-83. Don is retired
and living in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

Kelly, Tim: KFI, 1978-81;
KIIS, 1983; KKBT, 1989-90. Tim is partner and senior advisor to All Comedy
Radio.Kelly,
Todd: KIIS, 1999-2004; KDLD/KDLE, 2004-09. Todd worked afternoons at "Indie
103.1" as TK until a format flip in early 2009. He's now pd/radio
operations/afternoons at freeform Indie station at moheak.com.

KELLY,
Tom: KNX and KFI. Tom's signature
assignment came when he began covering USC football and men's
basketball in 1961. In his 35 years with the Trojans, he described
the moves of four Heisman Trophy winners and recounted the exploits
of five national championship football teams. For his dedication, he
was presented the Tommy Trojan award in 1987, the highest award
given by the USC Athletic Department.

Tom began his
broadcasting career in northern Wisconsin at a small 250-watt
station where he "did everything." He worked at KTTV/Channel 11 and
KNXT/Channel 2 for five-year stints at each tv station as a sports
reporter. From 1976 to 1982 he called play-by-play for the San Diego
Chargers. He's called the action for the Los Angeles Lakers and Los
Angeles Clippers. He telecast 23 bowl games including 16 Rose Bowls.

Born in Minneapolis, Tom graduated in 1951 from Northland
College in Ashland, Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
English. He died June 27, 2016, at the age of 88, after a long battle with cancer. Kelly died two days
before his 89th birthday.

Kelly came to Los Angeles to join
Chick Hearn on USC football and basketball for the 1961-62 season at
KNX radio. When Hearn left the next year to start broadcasting the
newly relocated Lakers, Kelly began a Southern California
broadcasting career that included calling five USC national
championship football seasons from John McKay to Pete Carroll.
Kelly’s booming voice that rose to the level of the action was also
heard in Los Angeles on pro football, NBA, boxing and golf.

He won five Golden Mike Awards and the California Sportscaster of
the Year by both the AP and UPI three times.

Kelly was the original
voice of the Prime Ticket all-sports cable channel when it launched
in 1985 prior to becoming Fox Sports West. Kelly was inducted into
the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Southern California
Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2005. After he was injured while
playing football at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, he helped
with the school’s radio broadcasts. His broadcasting career
continued in Duluth, Minnesota, Des Moines, Iowa, and then Peoria, Illinois.
“The Lord blessed me with a voice that isn’t objectionable to
listeners, is recognizable by many and has the ability to stand
before people,” Kelly said in his 2007 biography.

“I hope I didn’t alienate anyone down the
line, but I loved doing what I did and loved broadcasting for the
team I covered. “It has been an unbelievable career … there’s no
rhyme or reason how I managed to remain the Voice of the Trojans
except luck and good fortune. … I don’t know how I qualified but I’m
thankful. I enjoyed every moment and realize I was one of the
fortunate ones.” (portions of this obit are from Tom
Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News)

Kelly, Tom: KNX,
1975-80. Tom was also known as Tom Hood when he broadcasts USC
sports on Fox Sports West. He went on to work in Seattle. He's now a
part-time physicians assistant in Tacoma. He went back to school and
graduated in metallurgy. "It has served to whet my appetite and it tripled
my income." Kelly, "Shotgun" Tom: KRTH,
1997-2016. "Shotgun" worked afternoon drive at
"K-Earth." In the spring of 2013, he received a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the spring of 2015, he was honored by Pacific
Pioneer Broadcasters. In August 2015, he left afternoon drive and became an
"ambassador" for K-EARTH. Shotgun ended his ambassadorship in the
winter of 2016.Kelman, Lori: KFWB,
2002-08. Lori was a reporter for all-News KFWB until a company downsizing in
the fall of 2008. She is now with KNUS-Denver.

KELTON,
Stan: KJLH, 1968-70. Stan was a great friend to radio (KJLH in
the late 60s). He died April 12, 2015, after a
three-month battle with stomach cancer.

He was 63.

Stan was born in
Long Beach. He loved radio and he started his career at 16. “I would
have started earlier if it had not been for child labor laws,” said Stan
when interviewed for Los Angeles
Radio People. When he began at KJLH, the station was owned by Los
Angeles mortician John Lamar Hill (K-John Lamar Hill) and the studios
were located in the Garden Room of Mottell’s Mortuary at 3rd and
Alamitos in Long Beach.

“When I was working
solo at night at the studio/mortuary it was eerie; however, I was never
actually disturbed by the other inhabitants.” After receiving a B.A. in
journalism from USC, Stan obtained his law degree from Loyola University
of Los Angeles. Stan lived in Huntington Beach and represented
commercial landlords throughout Southern California. In addition to his
continued interest in radio, he maintained an interest in journalism and
taught mass communication law each summer at the California Scholastic
Press Association Journalism Workshop at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Stan was a supporter of SPERDVAC, and cultivated friendships with radio
historians and many of our best second-generation of broadcast
engineers, for whom he had great respect. He helped keep Southern
California's rich media history alive in many ways. He was active in the
campaign to restore Fullerton's Fox Theater to its former glory.

“Stan was also my
dearest, oldest friend,” said Jerry Trowbridge, who
helped with this story. “One of the things I will miss the most is the
oft-repeated email from him that starts out: ‘In case you missed this on
Barrett's site...’”

(Lee Klein, Karla with a K,
Mitch Krayton, and Damon Knight)

Kemp, Garth: KLOS, 1997-98. Garth reported
weather for KABC/Channel 7 News for years. In late 2015, he joined CBS TV's
KCAL and KCBS.Kemp, Guy: KWST, 1980-82; KNAC,
1982-84; KMPC/fm, 1987-88. Guy has a successful voiceover career.Kendall, Charlie: KWST,
1978. Charlie is the operations manager at LM Communications
in Lexington Kentucky. He's also the morning talent on their B92 Classic
Hits station. Kennedy, Alton, KPSA, 1972. Unknown.Kennedy, Kevin: KLAC,
2015. Former manager of the Boston Redsox (1995-96), Kevin joined David
Vassegh for Dodger Talk following all games at the start of the 2015 season.Kennedy,
Virgin: KROQ, 1990-91; KFI, 2008-09; KYSR, 2009-14. The former MTV vj hosts Reality Remix
and co-hosted the KFI evening show with Bryan Suits until September 30,
2009. She provided features on the KYSR (98-7) morning show until the spring
of 2014. She also hosts a nightly current events talk show on Fox Business
Network titled “The Independents.” Kenney, June: KMET, 1967. Unknown.Kenny, Tim: Tim was last heard working for
Metro in Denver.Kent, Tony: KPOL, 1961-69 and 1971-74. Last
heard, Tony bought a station in Pismo Beach and has since
sold it.Kentera, John: XERB,
2003-15. John works afternoons at all-Sports
"Mighty 1090."Kerby, Ed: KIIS, 1971; KROQ, 1972-73; KIIS,
1973; KWST, 1973; KDAY, 1974-94; KMAX, 1995. Ed owned Love's
Restaurant in North Hollywood.Kerdoon, Randy: KWNK, 1990; KFWB,
1989-95; KNX, 2003-16. The former weekend sports anchor at KTTV/Fox 11
broadcasts morning drive sports at all-News KNX.

KERN,
Harvey: KNJO/KMDY/Lite 92.7, 1978-98.

Harvey, long
retired, concluded his voicing career (and has been retired from his
health career for 17 years). However, he's not done using his
voice. You will find him volunteering (as a tour guide/docent) at
the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, the Adamson
House in Malibu, the Getty Center, the California Science Center
(Endeavour/space shuttle), and the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical
Garden. Harvey lives with his partner Ann Hayman in West Los
Angeles.

Harvey
was born on September 1, 1942, raised in southwest Los Angeles, and attended UCLA, where he was a
disc jockey on KCLA (now KLA). In June 1964, he began a long career
with the L. A. County Department of Health Services. He began
teaching evening graduate classes in health at CSUN in 1972.While commuting, he was a
pioneering KNX traffic tipster ("Harvey the Road Warrior") for Bill
Keene and Jim Thornton.

In 1978,
Harvey
returned to radio, beginning a 20-year association with KNJO and
KMDY (Comedy Radio), where he was an air personality, news and
sports reporter, and public service director. He could also be heard
doing
live remotes from openings countless businesses, theaters, and
public service remotes in VenturaCounty.

"I was
the Director of Public Affairs for the Los
AngelesCounty+USCMedicalCenter
[and its principal media spokesperson] for the last nine years of my
32-year career with L.A.County,"
remarked Harvey.
"I also had my evening teaching responsibilities, in addition to the
radio gig. Radio
was a great, relaxing avocation, and lots of fun."

Somehow, he
managed to squeeze in announcing duties for football games at Oak ParkHigh School,
where he was the "voice of the Eagles" from 1981 to 1985. Harvey retired from the County and teaching in
1996 and instantly became the morning drive - later midday - air personality
for KNJO, where he remained until he "retired" from live radio in 1998. "I
survived six ownerships, 13 program directors, and outlasted other staff of
KNJO several times over," he joked. Upon his departure, he was honored with
scrolls from the County
of Ventura and City of Thousand Oaks as the "Voice of the Conejo
Valley"
for 20 years.

Kerr, Bob: KFI, 1960-78.
Unknown.Kessler,
Steve: KGGI, 1979-87. In the '90s, Steve went on to work at Z90 in San
Diego, B95-Fresno, KFRC-San Francisco and KBGO-Las Vegas. He's currently
involved in furniture marketing and merchandising in Santa Clarita. Kester, Howard: KEZY, 1966. Howard was gm of
KYA-San Francisco during the station's success with a CHR
format.He was gm at KEZY and went on to be the
executive director of the Northern California Broadcasters
Association. Howard died in 1989.Kevin & Bean: KROQ,
1990-2016. The team
works morning drive at KROQ.

KEVIN,
Art: KEZY, 1959-61; KFAC,
1961; KFI, 1961-63; KHJ, 1963-72; KMPC,
1972-78. Art served in
three capacities while at KHJ (1963-72): news director, public affairs director
and national news correspondent for RKO General Broadcasting. He, along with
Ron
Jacobs, was the architect for the signature 20/20 News during
the KHJ Boss Radio Days. Art Kevin died August 15, 2002, of lung cancer at the
age of 67.

Kevin was on RKO outlets to air
the news the night RFK was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in L.A. At KMPC
he was chief investigative reporter. He was born Art Ferraro in the Bronx.
"In my starting days on radio ethnic names were not allowed, thus, Art
Kevin was born." Art discovered his passion for radio while working at WAVZ-New
Haven. (B. Mitchel Reed was a jock at the same time.) "I was doing the all
night dj shift and the owner sent me to cover some ship disaster in New York
Harbor. It was the sinking of the Andrea Doria and I forever was bitten by the
news bug." Before he joined KHJ he was the first West Coast correspondent
for the UPI audio radio network and was the first news director at KEZY in the
late 1950s. (Art Kevin with his wife, Jodi)

“Art Kevin was so special to me because his work
and demeanor convinced me that I'd really made it to big league radio in
1965,” said Jacobs. “KHJ had a real news room with all those
clocks in different time zones and more than one teletype machine. KHJ had a
real news director, and that was Art, with the unfiltered cigarette stuck to his
lower lip and his sleeves rolled up while he frowned at the Royal typewriter
into which he banged the hour's news. We spent much time together. In
April, we set up the mechanics of ‘20/20 News.’ In August, Art rang me up
and asked me to come to the newsroom - now. We ad libbed plans on how to
deal with our first major local story: the Watts Riots. Frank Terry was on
the scene first, on the two-way radio from an old KHJ mobile unit, a station
wagon. I asked him what the funny sounds were. He told me that they
were bullets flying around the vehicle, under which he'd crawled,” wrote Ron.

In 1982 Art started KRRI/fm-Boulder
City/Las Vegas, because "I always thought I could do it better." He
ran an Oldies format until selling the station in 1995. Art started at KEZY in
1959 and also worked at KFAC, KFI and KMPC.

Kevoian, Bob: KXTA, 2000-01. Bob and his
partner Tom Griswold started their syndicated show at
"XTRA Sports 1150" on January 4, 2000 and the show
was dropped a year later. The Bob & Tom Show continues in syndication.
They inducted in the Radio Hall of Fame in 2015.Key,
Jim: KGIL, 1962-65 and 1967-69; KNX, 1969-74; KFI, 1975-78; KFWB, 1975-78. Jim
was the original Skywatch pilot for KGIL. He was the second in the nation to
report from the sky, behind Captain Max Schumacher. He went to work at CBS
News and his reports aired on KNX. Jim was also heard on KFI and KFWB at the
same time. He is now retired on his small
ranch in the Piney Woods of East Texas. Keyes, Austin: KLOS, 1996-2000
and 2004-05. Austin has an active voiceover career, including five years
with the Mark Burnett Company.KFI, Mr.: SEE Mr. KABCKhan, Chaka: KIBB, 1997. Chaka sang
her hit I Feel For You at the Divas concert on VH-1. She received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 in the Music category.

KHOLOS,
Bob: KMPC,
1965; KABC,
1968.
Bob was a
longtime
Democratic
political
activist and the
first mayoral
press secretary
to Tom Bradley.
He worked in the
newsroom at KMPC
in the mid-1960s
and reported on
the first Watts
Riots. In 1968,
he became a
reporter for
KABC. He
died October 12,
2010, at the age
of 67.

Kholos was named
Bradley's press
secretary after
Bradley was
elected Los
Angeles mayor in
1973. Kholos
served as media
director during
the campaign and
assistant press
secretary during
Bradley's 1969
unsuccessful
mayoral bid
against Sam Yorty.

Born October 5, 1943, in
Los Angeles, Kholos
graduated from Santa
Monica High School and
attended Santa Monica
College. Kholos served
in the Army in Vietnam
from 1966 to 1967 and
started working for
political campaigns upon
his return.

Khool-Aid: KPWR,
2000-05. Khool-Aid worked middays at "Power 106." She is an active
force in Latin Hip-Hop and for a time co-hosting MTV's Wake Up Show.

Kidd, Jr., Paul: KNOB, 1968;
KFWB, 1969-87; KGFJ, 1969-87; KDAY, 1984-87; KMAX, 1987-88;
KACE, 1988-94. Paul's gospel show on Armed Forces Radio has
played for over 20 years. He created Touch of Soul barbecue
sauce, later renamed Touch of the South.Kieley,
Dan: KIIS, 1997-2001. Dan died of a heart attack on April 9, 2006. He was
51. Dan was a partner in Snafu Consultants, based in Dallas.Kiernan, Kathy: KNX,
1981-2013. Kathy is an
editor/writer at KNXNewsradio. She also reports for 3AW in
Melbourne, Australia.Kiley,
Kevin: KSPN, 2007. Kevin joined middays at Sports KSPN in early 2007 and
left later in the year. He was with the ESPN station in Dallas until early
2010. He's now doing mornings at WKRK (Sports Radio 92.3 The Fan) in
Cleveland.

KILEY, Liz:
KFI/KOST, 1982-89; KKBT, 1989-90.
Liz is vp/affiliations and operations for tr3s´: MTV, Musica,
y Mas. A veteran of the television and radio broadcasting industry,
with wide experience in programming, operations and as on-air
talent, Liz brings almost 20 years experience in broadcast
operations and affiliation management to her current position.

Prior to
joining tr3s´, Liz was Vice President of Broadcast & Radio
Affiliations for MTV2 where she was responsible for overseeing all
radio and broadcast television affiliations. Previously she was with
The Box Music Network, where she worked in conjunction with radio
stations and broadcast affiliates across the country to promote and
enhance the image of the network and the station until The Box
merged with MTV2 in 2001.

Liz joined the
The Box Music Network in 1994 after serving as Operations Manager of
Los Angeles radio station, 92.3 The Beat (KKBT) before being
promoted to Vice President/Operations & Programming for Evergreen
Media Corporation. She was also Music Director and nighttime
personality of KOST 103’s highly rated “Love Songs On the Coast”
program where she took on the additional responsibilities of
Assistant Program Director.

Earlier in her
career, Kiley caught the broadcasting industry’s attention by
becoming WABC-New York’s first female on-air personality in its Top
40 days. She also served as pd of WIFI in Philadelphia and as an
on-air personality at WPGC in Washington, DC and is the recipient of
many industry awards.

Kiley,
an alumna of the Class of 2000 Leadership Music, Nashville, served on its
Board of Directors for ten years, and sits on the Board of Directors for The
Arc of Davidson County.

Kilman, Buzz: KLSX,
1999-2000. Buzz worked with Jonathon Brandmeier at the FM
Talk station, KLSX.Kim, Jimmy: KIIS, 1993-2002; KFOX/KREA,
1994-99. Jimmy is one of the most respected sources for dance
and hit music.Kim, Steve: KXTA, 1999. Steve hosted
a
weekend boxing show at "XTRA Sports 1150."Kimball, Richard: KMET, 1970-74; KWST,
1975-76. Richard is the sr/vp producer for The Road series for United
Stations Radio Networks. He lives in the Channel Islands. Kimmel, Jimmy: KROQ, 1994-99. Jimmy won an
Emmy as co-host of Win Ben Stein's Money. He hosts Jimmy Kimmel
Live on ABC/TV. He was co-host of The Man Show on Comedy Central
with Adam Carolla. He received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in
2010.Kindred, Steve: KMNY, 1987-89; KFWB,
1989-2009; KFI, 2009-10; KABC, 2011-12. Steve was the morning drive financial
anchor at all-News KFWB until a format flip in the fall of 2009. He worked
at KABC until late 2012 and later joined Total Traffic. Steve is now a
consultant for Michael Antonovich, LA County Supervisor.Kincaid, Jojo: KRTH,
2002-04. JoJo joined KRTH in July 2002 and left in late 2004. He worked
at 'The Wolf' in San Francisco until late 2008.King, Alan: KBBQ, 1960s. Unknown.

KING, Amy:
KFI, 201o-16.
Amy
got into the radio business,
thanks to Mork and Mindy,
according to Amy, one of the
weekend anchors at KFI.

During her internship at McCoy
Advertising in Medford, Oregon,
she met Ralph James, the voice of
Orson from the Mork and Mindy
tv show, who became a mentor and
helped her prepare a demo reel
after college (Oregon State
University at Corvallis, with a BS
in Speech Communication).

“Armed with my first demo reel, I
went around to radio stations in
my hometown in Southern Oregon,
and told them I wanted to work for
them, but didn’t want to be a dj,”
remembered Amy. “Amazingly, I got
job offers from a number of
stations, and accepted a
co-host/news anchor position with
the #1 station in the market: Top
40 KTMT.”

After a year at KTMT, Amy moved to
Colorado and spent 4 years working
at radio stations. For a change of
pace she spent a year as a
marketing vp for a limited stakes
casino in the Rockies and she was
a card dealer at night!

A radio station in Eugene, Oregon, KKNU
“New Country 93,” offered Amy a position
co-hosting the morning show for a start-up
station. “Since the radio bug had
never quite left me, I accepted and packed
up once again to head back to the west
coast.”

Her next stop was nine years at
KUPL-Portland. “I was very fortunate to
join a very strong team of professionals
who were a blast to work with.” Amy was
news director and a member of the KUPL
Waking Crew.

Amy had a hankering to pursue voiceover
work and decided to move to Southern
California. “I truly thought I was done
with radio, but had always said if the
right opportunity came along, I’d be crazy
not to take a look at it,” reflected Amy.
“In the fall of 2010, I happened to see an
ad for a part-time news anchor on the
legendary KFI in Los Angeles and decided
to investigate. The long and
short of it is, I got the job and am now
happily back in radio and loving what I am
doing! I am the Saturday
afternoon anchor on KFI and have been very
fortunate to fill in on the Tim Conway
Jr. Show, the John & Ken Show,
and the Bill Carroll Show.

KING, Bill:
KNX, 1982-83. Considered by many
to be the best pro football radio announcer in the country,
Bill broadcast over 500 Raider games. In the 1980s,
preparing for retirement, his financial counselor swindled
all his money. He died on October 17, 2005. He was 78.

Holy
Toledo was a familiar
trademark cry from the longtime
Bay Area sportscaster icon who was
the radio voice of the Oakland A's
since 1981. King was behind the
mike for some of the most
memorable moments in Bay Area
sports history. He was the voice
of the Warriors from the time they
moved to San Francisco in 1962
until 1983. In 1966 he began
broadcasting Raiders games and
stayed with that franchise to
become a LARP when the team moved
to Los Angeles in 1982. “His call
of the famous ‘Sea of Hands’ pass
from Ken Stabler to Clarence Davis
in a 1974 playoff, is considered
one of the greatest play-by-play
accounts ever,” according to the
San Francisco Chronicle. “He also
was at the mike for the ‘Heidi
Game,’ against the Jets, the
‘Immaculate Reception’ by Franco
Harris in Pittsburgh and the ‘Holy
Roller" against the Chargers,
three memorable moments in Raiders
history."

“I’m truly
saddened by Bill King’s death,”
wrote KGO’s Ronn Owens.
“He brought true class to sports
broadcasting. A Renaissance man
more than anyone I’ve ever met, he
could discuss opera, for example,
with the same wisdom and clarity
he used to explain the intricacies
of the change-up. He was a joy to
listen to and a joy to interview.
Class. Above all else, class.”

King, Dave: XPRS, 1972. Unknown.King
Gayle: KTLK, 2010-11. Gayle joined afternoon drive at the Progressive Talk
station in July 2010 and announced that she was giving up her syndicated
show on April 8, 2011. She's now morning co-anchor of the CBS Morning
News.King,
Glen: KUTE, 1965-66; KFOX, 1966. Glen is a retired professor of Radio and TV
broadcasting and a successful songwriter.

(Larry King, Kevin
Kennedy, and Nikki Knight)

King, Howard: KHJ, 1972.
Unknown.King, Jackson: KFWB, 1962; KHJ, 1968. Born
Jack Colon, the booming Top 40 newsman died April 27, 1969,
from complications of cirrhosis of the liver. Jackson was 45.King, Josh: KLAC, 1965. Unknown.King,
Larry: KFI; KGIL, 2007-08. Larry's hosted CNN Larry King Live for
many years. His syndicated radio show aired at KGIL. His broadcasting jobs
date to the 1950s. He hosted CNN's Larry King Live from 1985-2010.
Larry now has a show on Hulu and Ora TV network. King's father died of
cardiac arrest at 46, when King was just 9. Larry had his own heart attack
in 1987.King,
Pamela: KORG, 1975-79;KIKF, 1979-81. Pamela works with children with
learning disabilities as an advocate/paralegal.
King, Roy: KGFJ, 1978. KKTT, 1979; KIEV,
1981-97. Unknown.King, Tom: KUTE, 1981-87; KNOB, 1984-86. Tom
and his wife bought KTHO-Lake Tahoe and the success of their
own broadcast school, Academy of Radio Broadcasting, has
branched out to Phoenix, Walnut Creek and Fremont.KingEMZ: KKBT, 1995-97. Unknown.

(Guy Kemp, Jojo
"Cookin'" Kincaid, and Ken Kohl)

Kingman, Bill: KPPC, 1959-60. Since 1961,
Bill is living in Lake Tahoe.Kingsley, Bob: KGBS, 1961-69; KLAC, 1970-71;
KBBQ, 1971-72; KFI, 1973. Bob hosts a syndicated Country
show. In 1998, he was inducted into the Country Hall of Fame.Kingston, Lenore: KFWB, 1959-62. Lenore was
the home affairs editor during the colorful days of
"Color Radio." Her show "Purely Personal"
aired for three years. Lenore was featured on This Is Your
Life for her important contributions during World War II.
Born Eleanor Bourgeotte in L.A. on October 14, 1913, during
the thirties she acted in the radio drama "Ma
Perkins" and later starred with McDonald Carey in the Lock
Up tv series. But her real interest was being a ham radio
operator. After Pearl Harbor she founded radio training
courses for the American Womens Voluntary Service. She
specialized in phone patches between servicemen overseas and
their families. During her time with KFWB she aired over
6,000 programs that dealt with finding missing persons, or
trading or selling something. Lenore retired when she left
KFWB and has since passed away.Kirby, Paul: KFI, 1978. Paul has been doing
voiceovers in Dallas and Los Angeles for the past 20 years.

(Ed Krampf, Pat "Paraquat" Kelley, and
Sharon Katchen)

Kirchen, Diana Kelly: KWIZ,
1978-82. Diana splits her time between Desert Hot Springs and San Diego
where she is dean of a college.Kirkland, B.K.: KGFJ/KUTE, 1983. Last heard,
B.K. was the regional vp of WIKS-Greenville/New Bern and
WXNR-Charlotte.Kitchell,
Darrell: KLON, 1969-76, pd. Darrell was educated at Long Beach City College,
Southwestern Oklahoma State, California Sate University Long Beach, and
UCLA. In 1967 he was with AFRTS and the United States Information Services.
After KLON, Darrell taught radio production at Fullerton College from
1976-2008.Kitchens, Lauren: KFSH,
2001-05. Lauren joined mornings at Salem's "The Fish" in April 2001 and left
in the summer of 2005. She splits her time with speaking engagements in
Southern California and back East.Kitchin, Kraig: The former
head of Premiere Radio Networks is ceo of Sound Mind.Klein, Frank: KPPC, 1971. Unknown.Klein, Michael: KRLA, 1970. Unknown.Klein, Milt. Milt died July 26, 2001. He served as an officer in the
Merchant Marines during World War II, and had a varied career in
broadcasting, advertising and finance.Kline, Lee: KXTA/KLAC,
1997-2007; KFI, 2001-03; KLAA, 2009-10. Lee worked late night at KLAA. He's
living in Santa Monica and he teaches in the Inland Empire.

KLUGE,
John: KLAC and KMET. John was
a German-born American entrepreneur who was at one time the richest
person in America. The radio and tv mogul owned Metromedia,
including KLAC and KMET. He came to the United States in 1922 and
earned a BA degree in economics from Columbia University in 1937.
He
was best known as a television industry mogul in the United States.

Kluge's major move into media was by
purchasing stock in the Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation in the
mid-1950s. The Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation was the
successor of the DuMont Television Network, which was spun off from
DuMont Laboratories after the television network ceased operations
in 1956. After gaining control in 1959, Kluge began the company's
expansion further into broadcasting, with holdings in television and
radio. In the early 1960s, Kluge bought an outdoor advertising firm,
and in 1961 the company's name was changed to Metromedia to reflect
the diversity of its interests.

In 1986, Kluge sold the Metromedia television
stations to the 20th Century Fox film studio, for a reported $4 billion.
Those stations would later form the core of what would become the Fox
television network. The following year, Forbes
Magazine placed Kluge at the top of
its list as the richest man in America.

He died on September 7, 2010

,
at the age of 95.

Knight, Chris: KWST, 1982; KMGG, 1982-83.
Chris worked morning drive at KKMG-Colorado Springs.Knight,
Damon: KHHT, 2003-15. Damon had a weekend show at HOT 92.3 and was the music
director until summer of 2015 when the station flipped to "Real Radio."
Born in Santa Monica, Damon's radio career took him to Seattle's KUBE before
arriving at 92.3/fm.Knight, Gene: KHTZ, 1979-80. Gene
is music director at urban contemporary XHRM-San Diego (Tijuana) “Magic
92.5.” Prior to "Magic," he worked afternoons at CBS Radio’s at KyXy-San Diego.Knight,
Michael: KFWB, 1998-99 and 2012-16. Michael left KFWB in late 1999 to be the
head writer for ReporterTV.com, the first online industry news webcast. He
returned to KFWB in late 2012 and left when the station was sold.Knight, Michelle: SEE Marina Wilson

Knight,
Nikki: KYSR, 2004-07. Nikki worked weekends at "Star 98.7."Knight, Steve:
KKAR, 1964-72; KIEV,
1972-98. His long-running restaurant program was nominated by the James
Beard Foundation for 'Best Radio Show on Food' in 1997. After retiring from
radio he moved to Albany, Oregon in 2007. Knight, Ted: KGIL; KPRZ. The unforgettable
Ted Baxter on the Mary Tyler MooreShow has
passed away.Knobler, Cecily: KZLA, 2000-01. Cecily
was part of the morning show at Country KZLA. She went on to write and host
Live from Hollywood, a daily morning show in which she provided
entertainment reports and film reviews for 20 FM radio stations. Cecily is a
current contributor to US Weekly magazine. She has had a column in
"The NoHo L.A. News," where she discussed men and relationships. She has
made many appearances as an entertainment reporter for MSNBC's television
show, "Scarborough Country." She was also a longtime cast member on VH1's
popular TV show Best Week Ever, as a commentator on pop culture,
politicsRadio host, writer and stand-up comic. Knorr, Peter: KJOI, 1989. Unknown.Knutson, Ken: KFOX, 1971. Unknown.Kobik, John: KOCM, 1987; KWIZ, 1990-91.
Since 1994, John has been a news anchor in San Diego. He
currently is with KFMB.Koby: KIIS,
2003-04. In the spring of 2003,
Koby joined swing at KIIS
from WJMN-Boston and left in early 2004 and joined WBZZ-Pittsburgh.Kohl,
Ken: KFI, 1987-89. Ken left his post as gm at KIFR/KCBS-San Francisco in the
summer of 2006, following a massive company-wide "restructuring." The
veteran news talk programmer is an executive at DIRECTV's Original Content
and Production team based in LA.Kohlschreiber,
Will: KBIG 1998-99. Will is with KTTV/FOX 11 as an entertainment news
writer and fill-in SkyFox helicopter reporter.Kolodny, Warren: KCRW. Warren hosted
"Stay Awake" on KCRW. Rhino Records also employed
him where he worked in media relations. Warren was a graduate
of Amherst College and held a masters degree in Spanish
from Stanford University. He died August 23, 1996.Konyski, Hank: KNX, 1938-48; KABC, 1967-83.
Hank retired in 1983 and lives in the San Fernando Valley.Koon, W.L.: KRKD. W.L. is the former general
manager at KRKD. Unknown.

KORDUS,
Marie: KMGX, 1985;
KPWR, 1985-97, gm;
KLAX/KFOX/KREA, 1999-2001 gm. Marie came up through the sales
ranks at "Power 106" to be appointed gm in March 1996. She was in
sales at KMGX.

She arrived in the Southland from WISN/TV-Milwaukee where she worked
in sales. Prior to that she was a sales rep for two years at WMIL
and WOKY-Milwaukee.

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Marie
graduated from CardinalStritch
College
in Milwaukee
where she majored in fine arts. She moved to L.A. and first worked as an art director on
feature films and then spent a decade with Emmis-owned "Power 106,"
eventually becoming gm. In the spring of 1998, she was offered a
position as vp of sales for Emmis Television. In March of 1999, she
joined Spanish Broadcasting System as gsm of KLAX and became the gm
at Spanish KLAX/KMJR/KNJR. In the spring of 2001, Marie joined
Newmark Communications as senior vp.

She is now media
director at Muse Communications.

Kornheiser, Tony: KMPC. Tony's
ESPN syndicated show appeared on 1540/KMPC Sports station. He's co-hosted
Pardon the Interruption with Michael Wilbon since 2001. Tony was in
the Monday Night Football booth from 2006-08.Koske, Kevin "KOZMAN": KQLZ,
1989-90; KIIS, 1993. Koz was doing afternoons at WTMX/"The Mix" in
Chicago. He's now in Joliet, Illinois.

(Leon Kaplan, Sandy
Kelley and Skip Kelly)

KOTT,
Leo. KDAY,
1979-83; KFWB;
KABC/KLOS; KJLH;
KACE; KGFJ;
KTYM. After a
decade-and-a-half in
mostly Urban radio since
1979, Leo became a young
disciple of Christianity
and joined KTYM. He
died December 16, 2010,
at the age of 59.

Born and raised in
Chicago listening to
WVON, WCFL and WLS, he
was in his second year
at Loyola Universitywhen he heard his
calling to follow radio
as a career. Leo was
listening to Bill
"Butterball" Crane.
"Hey, he sounds like me.
I thought I could do
radio and saw my
counselor." The
counselor guided Leo to
Southern Illinois
University. He was
active on the campus
station.

After
graduation in 1972 Leo
joined KOWH-Omaha and
started his radio
journey that took him to
WNOV-Milwaukee, mornings
at KDKO-Denver and
KVOV-Las Vegas. "Steve
Woods offered me
overnights at KDAY in
1979 and that got me to
L.A," Leo said when
interviewed for Los
Angeles Radio People.

Leo had
been with KTYM since
1995 as an
announcer/engineer/board-op.
"I believe that He led
me here. All my other
jobs were filled with
negatives and I wondered
when is radio supposed
to be fun? I'm enjoying
KTYM and have a long way
to go," said Leo in the
mid-90s.

KOTECKI, Erin:
KFWB,
1999-2004. Erin was a
reporter at all-News KFWB. She is BlogHer, Inc.’s social media
strategist but is currently disabled due to Lupus.

"I am a
mother of two elementary school aged kids who keep me busy, even
when I have treatment...apparently basketball and karate and
horseback riding stop for no disease! I have a wonderful husband who
tries to keep the house in order while I have an IV in my arm, and
always over-do it trying to to be SuperMom. Before I got sick
and long before I became a blogger, I spent ten years as a broadcast
journalist in Los Angeles, Orlando and Detroit winning six Golden
Mic Awards with LA news institution KFWB. I continue to blog on my
personal site Queen of Spain Blog.

Koz,
Dave: KTWV, 2001-15. The smooth jazz artist is a guest host at "the WAVE" on
a syndicated show.Kozienski, Jack: KKLA, 1993. Jack hosted "Live From LA" on
Christian KKLA. He now hosts a local tv show in Ventura.Kramer,
Frank: KYSR, 1998-99; KLSX, 2000-09; KABC, 2009-10; KLOS, 2012-16. In the fall of 2000 Frank joined Frosty
Stilwell and Heidi Hamilton at KLSX and left 2.20.09 with a format flip to
AMP RADIO. The Triplets broadcast on KABC and left October 1, 2010. He and
Heidi hosted a daily podcast until being hired to do mornings at KLOS in
early September 2012.

KRAMER, Jason:
KCRW, 1997-16.
For over 20 years Jason has been in the field of music and radio.
After changing his career as a medic in the hard streets of LA for
ten years, he decided to work in radio starting in 1992 on KLOS,
screening calls for the widely popular "Seventh Day." From that
point on, Jason realized that music and radio was his calling.
During his transition, he started off with a stint working for SoCal
favorites Sublime and their label Skunk Records. In 1996, he moved
on to Fox Sports TV as their full-time music supervisor for 6 years,
which also led him as a show producer on Fox Sports Radio. He has
also worked in various other aspects of music including management,
radio dj, publishing, creative consulting, music photography and
continues to work presently as a commercial concept music supervisor
for the prestigious music company, Elias Arts.

Jason, whose music collection started when he
was given copies of Magical Mystery Tour and Exodus at age eight, is also
sharing his music knowledge with local high school students. He has been a
mentor for the Hamilton High Music Academy in a program through Fox Music
and the Grammy Foundation.

He

started off as a KCRW volunteer in the mid 90's
and has been on air since 1997 during a show called The Lab. Today Jason
takes the reins of his new program every Saturday night from 10pm to 12
midnight.

Kramer, Rhonda: KFOX, 1979-80; KHJ, 1980-81; KFWB;
KABC, 2015-16.
The veteran traffic reporter worked at Shadow Broadcasting and
was heard at KFWB for years. She works at KABC.Krampf,
Ed: KIBB, 1997; KBIG/KLAC, 1997-2000; KBIG/KLAC/KOST, 2000-01. Ed became CBS
Radio/LA cluster head in March 2009 and left a year later. He owns Equitable
Consulting And Representation and is representing Piolin as his business
manager. Krayton, Mitch: KMET, 1969-70;
KHTS, 2006-11.
Mitch is with KHTS-Santa Clarita.

KRAZY KIDS:
KPWR, 1996-97. In the late spring of 2013, Joey Boy
has been working afternoons at KZON-Phoenix.

Joey Boy started his radio career at Power 106
as part of the street team with Big Boy
and the Baka Boyz.
“A
fellow street team member (Johnny) and me snuck into production one
evening and crafted a mock air check,” said Joey. “It circulated
through the halls of Power 106 and got into the hands of music
director Bruce St James.
He loved our humor, chemistry and vibe, so he gave us a shot and put
us on overnights and weekend shifts. Within two months, they were
sold on these two young L.A.-bred Latinos and “The Krazy Kidz” was
chosen to be the night show for Power 106.

In 1997, they
moved to KHYS/ Kiss 98.5 morning show in Houston, which lasted about
a year. “After about 10 months of enjoying Rocket games, chicken
fried steak and getting to witness the birth of the new ‘Down South’
Hip-Hop movement; we got called into the office manager’s office.
We
experienced a second taste of the life of a radio personality—the
‘format change’—and were let go.

Joey returned to the Southland for afternoons at KCAQ/ Q104.7.
“Eventually I was given apd stripes along with the green light to
hire new talent for the station. I brought on a couple of mixers and
a couple of new personalities, including my old partner Johnny for
nights.

In 2000,
Joey did his weekday show in Ventura and then flew every weekend to San
Francisco for KYLD-Wild 94.9. In 2001 and for the rest of the decade, Joey
and Johnny did afternoons and then mornings at KKFR/Power 98.3-Phoenix. “I won
industry awards for Best Music Director as well as local awards for Best
Morning Drive. It was a great time and a great run. After nine years of
surviving signal changes, morning show changes and management changes, my
time was up.”

Kretzschmar, Kurt: KMPC, 2001; KSPN, 2002-03. Kurt
works at Premiere Radio Networks as Director of Affiliate Marketing. Krikorian, Doug: KMPC, 1992-93; KMAX, 1995;
KABC, 2000; KSPN, 2000-05. Doug started an afternoon drive
show with Joe McDonnell in late 2000 on the new ESPN Radio and exited the
station in early summer 2005. He left his long-time post at the Long Beach
Press-Telegram in 2011. He and McDonnell reunited briefly for an Internet
show in 2012.Krishna: KEZY, 1981-84; KXMX, 2000. Krishna
did overnights at "Mix 95.9" until an ownership
change in the summer of 2000.Kriski,
Mark: KBIG, 2006-07. Mark hosted KBIG's Disco Saturday Nights. He is the
weather anchor at KTLA/Channel 5 Morning News.Kruschen, Steve: KABC,
1972. Steve started at KABC as intern and went on to become a frequent
guest. He then hosted his own show on KABC called 'Electronic Goodies 'n
Gadgets,' one of the first tech-oriented shows in L.A. radio. Since 1992,
Steve has been known as Mr. Gadget. Kube, Michelle: KFI,
1992-2016. Michelle produces the Bill Handel
Show.Kucera, Bill: KJOI, 1974-75.
Bill is the marketing director at Channel 9 in Salt Lake City - the Utah
Education Network. Kumar, Payal: KLON, 2000-02; KKJZ,
2002-07. Payal hosted a weekend
show at the all-Jazz station and she was operations manager. She left with a
change of management.

(Chaka
Khan, Marilyn Kagan, Virgin Kennedy, and Michelle Kube)

Kunzelman,
Christine: KABC, 1986. Christine Schwab is an image consultant and author
who has written three books. In the 1990s, she appeared frequently on
Live Regis & Kelly.Kwon, Jo:
KABC, 2010-11; KFI, 2011-16. Jo is a reporter at KFI.Kyker, Bob: KFWB, 1967-84. Bob is in
semi-retirement and living in Porterville.